And so it begins
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And so it begins:
My brother just had his Mini resprayed and our was / is looking fairly rough.
I could have my bro's Mini looking better than ours so its in, stripped and semi rubbed down.
Needless to say I've discovered some holes but can't wait to get the old random orbit jobbie on her tomorrow
The best bit is still to come when I get the brush and roller out
My brother just had his Mini resprayed and our was / is looking fairly rough.
I could have my bro's Mini looking better than ours so its in, stripped and semi rubbed down.
Needless to say I've discovered some holes but can't wait to get the old random orbit jobbie on her tomorrow
The best bit is still to come when I get the brush and roller out
What sort of paint are you going to use? If it's cellulose I would suggest that you first spray an isolator coat to ensure that you don't get any reticulation. There is nothing worse than getting all the filler smooth and to the correct profile, only for the primer to reticulate.
With cellulose I usually give it a good coat or two of isolator, then a couple of coats of high-build primer, nib it all down without going through the isolator and spray 3 or 4 top-coats. With the currently available cellulose paint, don't put it on too thickly and allow a longish time between coats. Apparently the current commercial cellulose is slower to dry than older automotive cellulose, as I found out when I sprayed a Mayfair recently. It took like forever to go properly hard. I'm going to buy an expensive face-mask and use 2-pack, or base coat and lacquer, in future.
With cellulose I usually give it a good coat or two of isolator, then a couple of coats of high-build primer, nib it all down without going through the isolator and spray 3 or 4 top-coats. With the currently available cellulose paint, don't put it on too thickly and allow a longish time between coats. Apparently the current commercial cellulose is slower to dry than older automotive cellulose, as I found out when I sprayed a Mayfair recently. It took like forever to go properly hard. I'm going to buy an expensive face-mask and use 2-pack, or base coat and lacquer, in future.
the stuff you want to spray on first is called 'barcoat' its a yellow primer that dries on anything.
i had to get a mate to paint this as a dislocated shoulder and and arm broken in two places (etc etc) doesnt make sanding and painting very easy at all............
this was a 150 quid ratter that had been under 3 feet of water, the paint was peely silver (looked like it had been painted with rattle cans) and green mould. it was horrid.
i had to get a mate to paint this as a dislocated shoulder and and arm broken in two places (etc etc) doesnt make sanding and painting very easy at all............
this was a 150 quid ratter that had been under 3 feet of water, the paint was peely silver (looked like it had been painted with rattle cans) and green mould. it was horrid.
When speaking to our local paint supplier I was advised to buy brushable synthetic which I gather is generally a commercial vehicle paint?
I don't really have the space etc to spray so its plenty of rubbing and flatting between rollered coats
although being bright white should help any "inperfections"?
He says
I don't really have the space etc to spray so its plenty of rubbing and flatting between rollered coats
although being bright white should help any "inperfections"?He says
brushable (or sprayable) synthetic is what i painted my bus with. with effort its possible to get a glass like finish on it (its what old buses and commercials are painted with that you see at shows).
of your going to brush it its a real skill (i.e impossible!) you need to have the temprature just right and use very expensive brushes etc.
the easier thing to do is to buy very small rollers (radiator ones) and use those.
my dad has just 'painted' his discovery like this and from 10 feet away it looks perfect. when you get up close its a bit streaky, but thats because it was done one a cold damp day
the sprayable stuff is ok, but you will be very lucky to get a shiney finish with it.
of your going to brush it its a real skill (i.e impossible!) you need to have the temprature just right and use very expensive brushes etc.
the easier thing to do is to buy very small rollers (radiator ones) and use those.
my dad has just 'painted' his discovery like this and from 10 feet away it looks perfect. when you get up close its a bit streaky, but thats because it was done one a cold damp day
the sprayable stuff is ok, but you will be very lucky to get a shiney finish with it.
Edited by guru_1071 on Tuesday 18th November 09:12
looking good!
my old man has just repainted our h reg discovery using rollers and bus paint (its the same colour as the local bus fleet, that particular colour is about 20% cheaper at the paint shop because they order so much in, its also nearly perfect (colour wise)for the disco - result!!!! - its not perfect as it was too cold and damp really.
looks great from 10 feet away!!!
my old man has just repainted our h reg discovery using rollers and bus paint (its the same colour as the local bus fleet, that particular colour is about 20% cheaper at the paint shop because they order so much in, its also nearly perfect (colour wise)for the disco - result!!!! - its not perfect as it was too cold and damp really.
looks great from 10 feet away!!!
guru_1071 said:
my old man has just repainted our h reg discovery using rollers and bus paint (its the same colour as the local bus fleet, that particular colour is about 20% cheaper at the paint shop because they order so much in, its also nearly perfect (colour wise)for the disco - result!!!! - its not perfect as it was too cold and damp really.
looks great from 10 feet away!!!
looks great from 10 feet away!!!
On November 18th guru_1071 said:
the easier thing to do is to buy very small rollers (radiator ones) and use those.
my dad has just 'painted' his discovery like this and from 10 feet away it looks perfect. when you get up close its a bit streaky, but thats because it was done one a cold damp day
the sprayable stuff is ok, but you will be very lucky to get a shiney finish with it.
Oh that festive alcohol...... my dad has just 'painted' his discovery like this and from 10 feet away it looks perfect. when you get up close its a bit streaky, but thats because it was done one a cold damp day
the sprayable stuff is ok, but you will be very lucky to get a shiney finish with it.
Blimey didn't realise it had been over a month! well I have been busy?
Primer done and just having a bit of a poke at a small "bubble" in the boot turned into this:
Oh the joys of BL ownership
Now she looks like this afer one coat with 2 more to go, although I am struggling with how this gloss paint behaves. Having to use furry rollers that leave fluff behind, have got a plan to wet sand coat two and find a non fluff shedding roller for coat three?
Other than that she looks good from around 3-4 foot, and she's all one colour now
Oh and I've started on the interior re-covering this early two peice head lining - ooooooh posh stuff
EFA (fat fingers + keyboards = disaster)
well I have been busy?Primer done and just having a bit of a poke at a small "bubble" in the boot turned into this:
Oh the joys of BL ownership
Now she looks like this afer one coat with 2 more to go, although I am struggling with how this gloss paint behaves. Having to use furry rollers that leave fluff behind, have got a plan to wet sand coat two and find a non fluff shedding roller for coat three?
Other than that she looks good from around 3-4 foot, and she's all one colour now
Oh and I've started on the interior re-covering this early two peice head lining - ooooooh posh stuff
EFA (fat fingers + keyboards = disaster)
Edited by Ben Magoo on Thursday 22 January 22:58
ben
pm me you address and i will send you a couple of the rollers my dad used.
my recent roller painting activity as been painting 12 bays of un built dexion racking that i got of ebay (shelves and all) and all the steelwork in the back of my bus!
the other trick is not to clean the roller - simply flick it off the handle and leave it floating in the paint tin until next time - thinners/whitesprit/whatever just makes them disolve and start falling to bits
pm me you address and i will send you a couple of the rollers my dad used.
my recent roller painting activity as been painting 12 bays of un built dexion racking that i got of ebay (shelves and all) and all the steelwork in the back of my bus!
the other trick is not to clean the roller - simply flick it off the handle and leave it floating in the paint tin until next time - thinners/whitesprit/whatever just makes them disolve and start falling to bits
And so it continues:
2nd and 3rd coats on
She's looking white now, head linings done and I have some "special" material for the seats.
I think I will try a quick flat down before coat 4 (hopefully before our 2nd baby arrives - he/she's due anytime between now and the 26th
Bonnet close up:
Can't wait to start putting her back together soon well I have until mid May
2nd and 3rd coats on
She's looking white now, head linings done and I have some "special" material for the seats.
I think I will try a quick flat down before coat 4 (hopefully before our 2nd baby arrives - he/she's due anytime between now and the 26th
Bonnet close up:
Can't wait to start putting her back together soon
well I have until mid May
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